Premium Members  | Lottery News and Stories
Woman duped of $800 in lottery scam
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 posted 10:18 AM EST
A MOTHER from Nueva Ecija had pledged to donate one million pesos to a television network’s foundation for children when
she gets the one million dollars that she was told she had won in a lottery based in Nigeria.
She ended up incurring a debt of 800 dollars because it turned out that the Universal International Lottery was merely a
scam.
The woman said she received an e-mail last November 12 saying she won the lottery. She was told to place a money order to
one Chibueze Francis of 234 Anubu Square, Lagos, Nigeria, for her to claim her prize money.
The DFA on Tuesday confirmed to her that the lottery was a hoax.
The DFA immediately released a press statement reminding Filipinos not to fall prey into the modus operandi of the “Advance
Fee Fraud Scam” where “winners” are required to pay an advance fee before the supposed release of a substantial amount
of money.
|
| |
